TSOL 547: Testing and Evaluation in TESOL

This guide provides access to library resources that support TSOL 547.

Course Description:

This course is written for those who are working with English language learners (ELL)s in elementary and secondary schools, and in sheltered and mainstreamed English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs (K-12). This course will help all educators to recognize the progress ELL students make, and to identify ways of documenting that growth.

Books and Articles:

• Abedi, J. (2004). The no child left behind act and English language learners: Assessment and accountability issues. Educational Researcher, 33, 4-14..

• Burke, K. (2005). Authentic assessment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin/Sage..

• Falk, B. (2000). The heart of the matter: Using standards and assessment to learn. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (Available only in Print)

• Freeman, N. (2003). Keeping assessment authentic in an era of high stakes testing and accountability. Childhood Education, 79, 331-4.

• Herber, E. (2001). The power of portfolios what children can teach us about learning and assessment. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (Available only in Print)

• Law, B. & Eckes, M. (2007). Assessment and ESL. Portage & Main Press, MB Canada. (Available in Print at the San Juan PR Campus)

• Newbold, B. (2004). The faceless mandates of NCLB. Kappa Delta Pi, 41, 7-9.